Wrench Indicator

Originally Posted by Conrad 16.5

I'm also using the flex OCI and am currently at 70%. The wrench indicator was yellow.

The Owner's manual says wrench indicator and message such as "Oil change due!" are displayed in red but they actually are dark red or orange to me. If yours was yellow what message was displayed at the time?

The Owner's manual says wrench indicator and message such as "Oil change due!" are displayed in red but they actually are dark red or orange to me. If yours was yellow what message was displayed at the time?

I see that you have the 'A' type of dash. My car has the 'B' type and it doesn't display messages like yours does. If you'll look at your pic and note the Scheduled Maintenance section. That's what generated my yellow wrench in the dash. It was set to count down to 5k miles and it seemed to think that I was going to reach that number in 15 days. As I have under 3k miles now no way that I'll reach 5k in 15 days. I reset it.

Any torque user mind running the coolant temp pid on a drive and tell me the max temp it logged, and the approximate outside temp? thanks. I'm debating adding a small trans cooler from china into the grille and just wanted some comparison. I will be adding it for sure once the turboh is hooked up.

Any torque user mind running the coolant temp pid on a drive and tell me the max temp it logged, and the approximate outside temp? thanks. I'm debating adding a small trans cooler from china into the grille and just wanted some comparison. I will be adding it for sure once the turboh is hooked up.

My understanding is that there are no external trans fluid lines thus nowhere to tap in for a trans fluid cooler. Is this not correct?

Right, it's reverse of traditional stock trans coolers. Coolant goes to the trans instead of the trans piping it's fluid to the radiator. So, maybe there's a way to tap off the trans cooler. That's why I asked. Was considering it myself. I have a few coolers laying around looking to hook them up somehow.

The (trans) oil cooler is connected to the trans and works by circulating trans fluid next to thebl coolant forna heat exchange. There is no actual external line for the fluid itself. The two 5/8 barbs are for coolant in/out. So also you would be helping reduce use of the fans. A lot of newer cars are using this method

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The (trans) oil cooler is connected to the trans and works by circulating trans fluid next to thebl coolant forna heat exchange. There is no actual external line for the fluid itself. The two 5/8 barbs are for coolant in/out. So also you would be helping reduce use of the fans. A lot of newer cars are using this method

Coolant is also used to bring the trans up to operating temp quickly,if you disconnect the antifreeze coolant lines and put an air cooler in its place, you could be over cooling it. Guess that's where a trans fluid temp gauge comes in handy. Are you planning to just bypass the stock setup by taking the trans heat exchanger off and tapping into the inlet/outlet ports?